we have had catastrophic hurricanes like katrina and andrew. but we have never had a hybrid storm make landfall on such a populated area. 60-million plus people will feel the effects of this storm. very widespread and we don't have a handle on how this will go. already the storm has exceeded our expectations. it's a 90-mile-per-hour hurricane. we are going to get a new advisory just before 2:00 so we'll make sure you have all the information. this storm is 200 miles offshore and getting reports of wind gusts in excess of 70 miles an hour on montauk, the tip of long island. this will be a major event, one we have not seen in this lifetime unfortunately. megyn: a little bit of politics. 8 days to go until the presidential election. and now two pr -- two progressie groups are launching sharpest attacks on mitt romney and his type at bain capital. >> mitt romney is bain capital. he created it withino, made a fortune from it and is still invested tonight. bain is shipping jobs to china. they took down the flag the week that they left like we are sup